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[–] 57 points 2 months ago* (4 children)

I'm still playing Rimworld

Regardless, I never spend more than $20 on a game, wait for the "Game of the Year Platinum Super Edition" to go on sale. It works every time!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I normally do that, but I got Baldur's Gate I think within it's first year, and the thing that sold me is they put it DRM free on GOG super early. Normally you have to wait 15 years to get a AAA game on GOG, so I wanted to support that decision to put it there early.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 months ago (10 children)

    All hail the ability to emulate console games up to a certain generation well enough on even lower end hardware.

    Ain't no other way to officially enjoy classics like Tony Hawk Pro Skater ( best on Dreamcast IMO ). Probably one of the greatest skater games, just behind a game like Skate 2. But maybe that's the nostalgia talking...

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    What about playing them on the original consoles? I've got a Game Cube and PS3 I still use occasionally, and a PS2 that I haven't tried in a long time but would give it 50/50 for just booting up if I hooked it up, plus some portion of the failure 50% includes the possibility of repairing it.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Original console, in most cases, is probably gonna be the better option IMO. But due to the rising cost of everything, games/consoles included, emulation is better from a purely price saving standpoint. I am lucky enough to have so many consoles, but I still emulate or use console softmods because I can't afford every game I want.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    I also love how emulators make 40 year old games much more playable with features like state save.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I remember spending hours watching my friends play that game.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago*

    I remembered my family having the ps1 version, but my brother said I was wrong because we apparently had the n64 version.

    Either way, was definitely a defining game of my early childhood. Such a fun game. I was lucky enough to find it at a game store where I live. It was for some reason tucked away with the ps1 games and somehow just barely under $20USD before tax! A steal, if you ask me.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 months ago

    Indie devs are fucking killing it, though. A lot of bangers have been coming out.

    I’m currently obsessed with How Many Dudes? That game is so much fun.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Right now is the best time to play old games. Retro gaming handhelds have never been better, and honestly there's little to improve in them at this point.

    Get yourself a retro handheld for as little as $100, that will feel more premium than a Steam Deck, and start playing games that came out before you were born.

    I've genuinely forgotten how bad the current video game industry is, because I'm so busy having a blast with older/retro titles.

    Highly recommend to all gamers.

    You can check out what handheld console would fit you best here: https://retrocatalog.com/

    And see what people's experience is in various games here: https://www.emuready.com/

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    games that came out before you were born

    how old do you think i am

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  • [–] 26 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    Skyrim, Fallout NV, Diablo II, modded to fuck Dungeon Keeper, Age Of Empires II, so many more. I’m set for life

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  • [–] [S] 46 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

    Modded to What?

    Sounds dope, though. Enjoy your peace, king

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    How do you mod dungeon keeper

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    KeeperFX is a modern port of the game that makes it run on modern pcs. It needs the base game of course but it comes with mod support so after you install keeperfx, mods are basically plug&play

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  • [–] 25 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Dwarf Fortress is 20 years old and still only has half the planned features. Tarn will be working on it until he croaks. Bless that man.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

    It's kind of blown my mind to learn about the development of that game. UnReal World's similar how it started development in like the 90's and the guys still just keep working on it like a group hobby. Love that for them

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    The amount of simulations is still looking for its match. Hell, it reminds me of the possible best simulation: Dwarfes are having a party. Someone spills their beer. A cat walks through the beer puddle. The cat cleans its paws. The cat becomes drunk from the beer on its paws.

    The graphic is rather old, even the steam version or with "Lazy Newb Pack", but it is still !!FUN!!.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    I mean Warcraft II is still the shit. As is classic doom, carmageddon, Aoe,... you name it.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago*

    yet another shout out for Space Station 14, a fully open source almost-massively multiplayer game with tons of forks being actively developed with lots of cross pollination of ideas and mechanics between them.

    outrageously fun gameplay, totally free, easily modified, decently easy to set up ones own server

    also totally cross platform between linux, mac, and windows

    https://spacestation14.com/

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    Any old mmo enjoyers with a game with an active community to link a fella? Was a fiend for RF online back in the day it was sci-fantasy before I knew what sci fantasy was haha!

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    Clan Lord

    I played it during the beta way back in ‘97(?) but couldn’t continue when it went to a monthly subscription due to being a teen. I found out it was still going 3 years ago and became re-addicted.

    Now a character is $15USD and no money is asked for after that. No micro-transactions or nuthin’.

    The graphics maintain the ‘97 2D top-down style with chat bubbles, but the game still gets monthly updates.

    Get an account here: http://deltatao.com/

    Use this client: https://github.com/MrNice/trowllord-releases/releases

    You can log in for free but no progress will be saved and you don’t get to choose your name or anything cool.

    The community is super friendly and helpful and some players have been playing since the start. It’s deceptively deep and there’s wikis to help you figure out what’s going on, but I don’t want to overload you with links right now.

    There’s a discord too, but I’d rather you ask for it in-game to avoid and non-clanners causing trouble

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    If a new take on an old MMO is interesting, maybe look up Everquest Legends. It's basically an oldschool MMO combined with a massive power fantasy. It has problems (many, many problems), but it's still a pretty good time.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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    Thanks for these! Mnm sounds sounds like it has promise I’ll have to check out star reach see if it scratches that sci fi itch haha!

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I have about 1,000 hours in the MnM beta and its development is keeping great momentum. Long road map for ideas and plans as well. If you join in on EA in August send me a DM and I can get you up to speed or answer any questions.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

    Morrowind, Fallout New Vegas, Skyrim, Saints Row 2, GTA San Andreas, Ultima, beside few indies, Pragmata and Fallout London, this and retro console games are my main playthroughs

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Fallout New Vegas

    You had me worried. Surely Fallout New Vegas isn't a 20 year old game? But no, it only came out 16 years ago. Crisis averted.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Good news! Bethesda is surely about to release a patch that fixes nothing you need and breaks all your mods, just like Skyrim the other day again!

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I love that he says "splendid" in response to his own point

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago

    Dwarf fortress is around 20 years old so that checks

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    Cyberpunk 2077 is 6 years old. May pirate and try out before realizing my pc can't run it.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    You could, or gog have a much better refund policy than steam. You could even refund it and keep the offline installer if you really wanted to, of course you won't get updates and it isn't really the idea of it. I think they do block you eventually if you keep abusing it for everything.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    UT2004 still bops. If I suddenly stopped being able to buy new games, that one would keep me entertained for at least another decade.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Retro game prices have been skyrocketing too. Everything's kinda fucked.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    Not quite, rimworld and factorio are only around 13 years old.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    This is the way.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Even if it's just 10-15, Zomboid, Oxygen Not Included, Factorio, Isaac, and Risk of Rain, are thousands of possible fun hours, even without rotation

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago

    Still got Dosbox and a bunch of classics like Wing Commander, The Incredible Machine and Space/King's Quest.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Everyone about that GTAVI life while I'm in the Fire Emblem and Yakuza mines trying to make a dent in the 50 million games each of those series have, because every time I finish one they release three more 🫩

    Japan...please...stop...I beg you. I feel as overworked as the devs working for you.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (6 children)
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    TrackMania United quite literally Forever Kinda wish there would be some effort for a de compilation or custom engine for linux but for that its probably too modern to be feasible.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Laughing in 99 woodcutting

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    I'm having a blast with all of the old God of War games currently. 🥰

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    i tried so hard to get them to work on my ps2. those damn gold discs.

    i can emulate a ps2 now. thanks for the idea.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    All of them have PS3 ports (God of War Collection Vol. 1+2), even the PSP games.

    God of War III even got a PS4 remaster. :)

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Playing GTA V as GTA VI is getting leaked

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    I mostly play minecraft and indies, i am relatively safe lmao, what can happen? Mojang stop to update the game? Great now everyone will make mods on the same version lol

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    lmao, what can happen?

    Microsoft, a company i never did business with during my purchase of Minecraft, stole my copy because I didnt learn about the account migration in time.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    As said, you can still play the game without account on Java edition as of now (you have to either use a 3rd party launcher or launch the game from the terminal though)

    Anyway, i don't know how the fuck Microsoft wasn't sued for that ""incident""

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    ????? so i have some bad news about minecraft...

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    You can log in Minecraft (Java) without using Microsoft authentication servers (and even if we couldn't, we could just mod it in the game tbf)

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